Sugar Basin and Cover
ca. 1770-85 (made)
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Sugar basin and cover of soft-paste porcelain. Both are moulded with curved ribs and have a wickerwork pattern border. Painted with sprays of flowers in blue and and gold and with insects in colours. The handle of the cover is in the form of a flower.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief, painted in underglaze blue, enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Sugar basin and cover of soft-paste porcelain, moulded in relief, painted in underglaze blue, enamel colours, and gilded, England, Worcester porcelain factory, ca. 1770-1785 |
| Physical description | Sugar basin and cover of soft-paste porcelain. Both are moulded with curved ribs and have a wickerwork pattern border. Painted with sprays of flowers in blue and and gold and with insects in colours. The handle of the cover is in the form of a flower. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Workman's mark, in blue |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
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| Accession number | 3245&A-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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